Section 312IAC26-3-2. General eligibility

   To be eligible to receive a grant for a project involving a community park or recreation area, the following conditions must be met:

(1) The applicant must be a municipal corporation that is authorized to acquire, develop, operate, and maintain a community park or recreation area.

(2) An applicant who is a park and recreation board must have a current five (5) year park and recreation master plan approved by the department. Any other applicant must have an approved comprehensive plan developed by the applicant (or another municipal corporation within the jurisdiction of the applicant) who meets the same standards as are applicable to a park and recreation board.

(3) The grant must be used to acquire, develop, or renovate a community park or recreation area.

(4) A community park or recreation area must be on land that will be owned or controlled by the applicant upon performance of the project.

(5) A community park or recreation area, purchased with grant funds or donated as a local match for grant funds, must be operated and maintained in perpetuity for public recreation. If grant funds were used to develop or renovate a facility, the facility must be operated and maintained for public recreation for the useful life of the facility as determined by the department.

(6) The applicant must demonstrate the ability of the municipal corporation to operate and maintain the community park or recreation area after its completion.

(7) The applicant must satisfy this article.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 26-3-2; filed Dec 3, 1997, 3:45 p.m.: 21 IR 1278; readopted filed Nov 17, 2004, 11:00 a.m.: 28 IR 1315; readopted filed May 26, 2010, 10:37 a.m.: 20100609-IR-312100161RFA; readopted filed Sep 27, 2016, 1:53 p.m.: 20161026-IR-312160147RFA)